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Cyclones, Earthquakes: Idea Of Development Must Change – And Now
A new concept of development that builds in a green economy not as an adjunct but as central to our policies.
We Will Survive the Coronavirus. We Need to Make Sure We Survive Ourselves.
Heed the warnings, resist injustice, undermine the systems of oppression, and learn from the pluriverse of alternatives already available.
Can the coronavirus save the planet?
Across the globe today there is a re-birth of radical democracy, often led by women or by youth
Mahatma Gandhi calls PM Modi: “Did you really mean Self-reliance?”
‘Swaraj will come not by the acquisition of authority by a few, but by the acquisition of the capacity by all to resist authority when it is abused’.
Extraordinary work of ‘ordinary’ people: Beyond pandemics and lockdowns
Re. capacity building to govern and manage food, health, water, energy, shelter, education, and other basic needs and aspirations, to be selfreliant
Locking down Leviathan
I picture you and I walking through this wild land, picking herbs and fruit, enjoying flowers, birds and small animals...
Towards Decentralised Urban Governance: The Case of Bhuj City, Kachchh, India
The decentralisation process coordinated by the five CSOs along with active citizens in the city is an inspiring example of bottom-up democracy.
VIKALP SANGAM CORE GROUP STATEMENT ON THE NEED FOR CREATIVE, LONG-TERM ALTERNATIVES IN VIEW OF COVID-19
STATEMENT SENT TO THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA AND ISSUED IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST ON NEED FOR CREATIVE, LONG-TERM ALTERNATIVES IN VIEW OF COVID-19 , 28 March 2020
Reclaiming the Swadeshi from our economists
A new Arthaśāstra, aligned with the dharma of our times, where gender roles have been redefined, laws are firm yet flexible